Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The New Law and Economic Development The New Law and Economic Development David M Trubek This book is a collection of essays that identify and analyze a new phase in thinking about the role of law in economic development and in the practices of development agencies that support law refor… OL15173784W
The trouble with Africa The trouble with Africa Robert Calderisi Argues that many of Africa's problems are related to such internal factors as market mismanagement, anti-business sentiments, and fatalistic African family values, in an account that proposes radical… OL15833724W
The chastening The chastening Paul Blustein "In the late 1990s, despite a spectacular stock market boom in the United States, all was not well with the global economy. In rapid succession, Thailand, Indonesia and South Korea spiraled toward ec… OL16028815W
The macroeconomics of scaling up aid The macroeconomics of scaling up aid Andrew Berg This study analyzes key issues associated with large increases in aid, including absorptive capacity, Dutch disease, and inflation. The authors develop a framework that emphasizes the different roles… OL18407525W
Power at ground zero Power at ground zero Lynne B. Sagalyn "The destruction of the World Trade Center complex on 9/11 set in motion a chain of events that fundamentally transformed both the United States and the wider world. War has raged in the Middle East … OL20037741W
The ESAF at ten years The ESAF at ten years Susan Schadler Macroeconomic stabilization, economic growth, spending, disinflation. OL20453087W
Aid on the Edge of Chaos Aid on the Edge of Chaos Ben Ramalingam xxiii, 440 pages : 25 cm OL21056503W
Les mirages de l'aide internationale Les mirages de l'aide internationale David Sogge L’aide internationale est une entreprise mondiale réalisant un gros chiffre d’affaires. Il s’agit pourtant d’une industrie en difficulté, qui compte peu de succès à son compte. Et on s’attend à ce qu… OL3450092W
The End of Poverty The End of Poverty Jeffrey Sachs A landmark exploration of the way out of extreme poverty for the world's poorest citizensAmong the most eagerly anticipated books of any year, this landmark exploration of prosperity and poverty dist… OL3849705W
The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid C. K. Prahalad The world's most exciting, fastest-growing new market?It's where you least expect it: at the bottom of the pyramid. Collectively, the world's billions of poor people have immense entrepreneurial capa… OL4966651W